Surname Radjenović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Radjenović families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Western Bosnia (Drvar area). In Malo Očijevo in Western Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Radjenović.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Radjenović live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Drenovci in Zupanja area (<5), Split (<5), Rijeka (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Stobrec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Radjenović (including: Radjenovic , Radjenovich and Radjenowic ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Radjenovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 70 people in Canada. "Radjenovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Radjenowic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Djuro Radjenović, Zdenka Radjenović, Milorad Radjenović, Željana Radjenović, Dušan Radjenović, Božo Radjenović, Nevenka Radjenović, Milan Radjenović, Mihajlo Radjenović, Savka Radjenović, Draginja Radjenović, Marija Radjenović, Rosa Radjenović, Mileva Radjenović, Milica Radjenović, Mara Radjenović, Anka Radjenović, Ana Radjenović, Smiljana Radjenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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